Special this month: we are honored that *film director, **_Regis
Tremblay_* will be on hand for Q&A!!
see note and Regis's comments at bottom of email
*
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*<http://rule19.org/download-film/film-131017-Ghosts%20of%20Jeju.pdf>The
Ghosts of JeJu**
*
Showing Thursday, October 17, in Cambridge
[please download & distribute flyer
<http://rule19.org/download-film/film-131017-Ghosts%20of%20Jeju.pdf>]
Set in the context of the American presence in Korea since 1945, the
film reveals unimaginable atrocities committed at the hands of the U.S.
Military Government in Korea immediately after WWII. It is not a history
of '/the Forgotten War/,' but for the first time reveals the struggle of
the people of Jeju Island, S. Korea to resist US occupation.
The film places the modern-day protest by the peaceful people of Jeju
Island, S. Korea against the construction of a massive US naval base in
the tiny village of Gangjeong in the context of the massacre of as many
as 80,000 of their fellow citizens only 60 years ago.
Using previously secret and classified photos, film and documents, this
is the first English-language documentary about the struggle of the
brave people of Gangjeong Village who are opposing the military advance
of the United States, just as their parents and relatives did in 1947.
As then, they are being arrested, jailed, fined, and hospitalized for
resisting the construction of a massive naval base that will accommodate
America's 'pivot to Asia,'Â and will destroy their 400 year old village
and their UNESCO protected environment.
And yet, the indomitable spirit of the villagers and their supporters,
who have not lost hope in spite of overwhelming odds, will inspire and
motivate everyone who believes there is a better way to live together on
this planet.
"/the least we can do is to amplify their voices, for with citizenship
in America and the world, comes responsibility./" ~Regis Tremblay, director
The people of Gangjeong are not alone in this struggle opposing the U.S.
military expansion. All of the islands of the Pacific from Hawaii to
Okinawa, to Guam, The Philippines and all the way down to Australia are
rising up against American imperialism as the U.S. uses fear and power
to coerce their leaders to either build or open up their ports and bases
to the American military.
"/We don't want a war base on the Island of Peace/."
~ savejejunow.org
"/It's not easy being a flag-waving American nationalist. In addition to
having to deal with the usual disillusion, anger, and scorn from around
the world incited by Washington's endless bombings and endless wars, the
nationalist is assaulted by whistle blowers like Bradley Manning and
Edward Snowden, who have disclosed a steady stream of human-rights and
civil-liberties scandals, atrocities, embarrassing lies, and
embarrassing truths./"
~ William Blum
"/The double standards imposed on North Korea remain ever apparent, as
the international community remains silent as [US backed] South Korea
expands its arsenal of advanced military technology in an effort to
become the world's seventh largest arm exporter/"
~ Nile Bowie
*When/where*
doors open 6:40; film starts promptly 7pm
243 Broadway, Cambridge - corner of Broadway and Windsor,
entrance on Windsor
rule19.org/videos <http://rule19.org/videos>
Please join us for a stimulating night out; bring your friends!
free film & free door prizes
[donations are encouraged]
feel free to bring your own snacks and soft drinks - no alcohol allowed
"You can't legislate good will - that comes through education." ~ Malcolm X
*UPandOUT film series* - see rule19.org/videos <http://rule19.org/videos>
Why should YOU care? It's YOUR money that pays for US/Israeli wars - on
Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Libya. Syria, Iran, So America, etc
etc - for billionaire bailouts, for ever more ubiquitous US prisons, for
the loss of liberty and civil rights...
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NOTE:
Regis begins a Boston tour, beginning Oct 17th, here at UPandOUT in
Cambridge. We have arranged for him to stay overnight and do screenings
the following day - Friday, Oct 18 th - at BU and BC.
Please consider a donation to help us cover Regis' accommodations and
travel expenses. Whatever help you can provide will be greatly
appreciated. Regis' work is a labor of love, done on a shoestring
budget, as is mine and that of other dedicated activists i know.
To help out, you can send a check to: pf soto, 243 Broadway, Cambridge,
MA 02139
or donate online - via paypal or cc. THANK YOU!!
<http://rule19.org/UPandOUT/donate.htm>
Regis Tremblay, in an introductory note to BC :
/"I must say that the //short trailer
<http://www.theghostsofjeju.net/>//does not do justice to the 80 min
feature which includes interviews with Prof. Bruce Cumings, Charles
Hanley (The Bridge at No Gun Ri) several survivors of the 4/3
massacre, as well as activists in Gangjeong Village./
/
/
/Many people contributed financially to send me to Jeju exactly a
year ago when I spent the entire month there. While the mainstream
industry has ignored the film, activists around the world and across
the country have acclaimed it as an important contribution to the
peace movement. To date, it has been screened in more than a dozen
countries from Sweden, down through the Pacific to Australia,
including Russia and China./
/
/
/Next month I will begin screening it on a West Coast tour that will
take me from Berkeley, up to Oregon and Seattle, and then over to
Minneapolis. Following that, I will be presenting it in Washington,
D.C., Charlottesville, VA, Chicago, and Florida./
/
/
/Perhaps you have heard about Oliver Stone's recent trip to Jeju
where he was very outspoken against the construction of the base
there, and promised the people of Gangjeong and Jeju that he would
do all he could to tell the world of their struggle. Oliver agreed
to do a promo for the film which you will see in the trailer, and he
agreed to be in the film as well. /
/
/
/I offer copies of the DVD for a donation of $20."/
Testimonial
"/It was a smashing hit....people were crying and they were clapping at
the end.....I handed out the DVD's strategically to key leaders in
various Swedish cities, and from Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany,
Japan and Mexico.....people passed the hat to send money to the village
but I insisted they keep the money towards sending a representative from
Sweden to the village ASAP......they loved the music, the story, and the
resistance.....many people sent congrats to you....it's was a European
opening night showing......5 stars. Add Russia to list of places I sent
DVD home with....a man who works directly for Putin/."
/*- Bruce Gagnon, */**coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons/*
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